Overview
In the Bureaucracy screen, you can assign your administrators to unlock new items, staff types, and facilities.Current Version 1.1
Introduction
Bureaucracy is the underlying system of administration that governs your prison. Unlocked by a Warden, it costs money to do research, and it can take some time for research to complete. Any hired Administrators require their own functional Office room.
Warden Bureaucracy Tree
Research Name
Description
Cost
Time
Unlocks
Prerequisite
Security
The Chief becomes available once you research Security, and is in charge of your prison’s security forces. Once you hire the Chief, you will have access to the prison Danger level on the Top Info Bar. Additionally, the Chief gives you access to the Deployment screen. This allows you to mark certain sectors as Staff Only, Shared, Unlocked, etc.
$500
6 Hours
- Security Room
- Deployment View
- The Danger Meter
- The Chief
- Security Sub-tree
Warden
Psychology
The Psychologist becomes available once you research Psychology. He allows you to see the Needs of all your prisoners in the Reports menu. You are also able to see the individual needs of a single prisoner by hovering your mouse over them, which brings up a tool-tip.
$500
6 Hours
- Needs in the Reports
- The Psychologist
- Behavioural Therapy Program
- Alcoholics Group Therapy Program
Warden
Health
The Doctor becomes available once you research Health. The doctors heal injured prisoners and staff members when in close proximity. They can also cure prisoners who overdose on Drugs. Additionally, they can run the Pharmacological Treatment of Drug Addition Program on prisoners who need it.
$500
6 Hours
- Infirmary
- Morgue
- The Medical Bed
- The Morgue Slab
- The Doctor
- Pharmacological Treatment of Drug Addiction Program
Warden
Education
Education Programs are used to reform your Prisoners, and it hires external Teachers to run some of them.
$2,000
12 Hours
- Classroom
- School Desk
- Foundation Education Program
- General Education Qualification Program
Warden
Legal
The Lawyer becomes available once you research Legal. He can unlock the optional content Death Row and Execution in you prison, as well as helping with legal issues regarding Prisoner punishment and malpractice.
$5,000
12 Hours
- Legal Tree
Warden
Maintenance
The Foreman becomes available once you research Maintenance. However, he doesn’t do anything for your prison by himself until after you do more research.
$500
6 Hours
- The Foreman
- Maintenance Tree
Warden
Finance
The Accountant becomes available once you research Finance. She tabulates the financial reports of your prison and makes it available to you through the Reports menu. The Accountant also allows you to hire staff members even if your hourly income is in the negatives. All you need is a positive balance. Finally, the Accountant allows you to Sell and Buy shares of your prison, or ultimately sell your prison. The money you earn from selling your prison can be used to create a new one on a new plot of land.
$500
6 Hours
- Finance in the Reports
- Valuation in the Reports
- Can Sell and Buy Shares of your Prison
- Can Sell the Prison
- The Accountant
- Finance Tree
Warden
Prison Policy
The policy allows you to set what punishments should be given to prisoners who misconduct. Every form of misconduct is included ranging from simple destruction all the way up to serious injury to another person. You can choose to ignore misconduct, or to send prisoners to Lockdown or Solitary confinement. Additionally, the policy unlocks the ability to control the quantity and variety of meals that are served to the prisoners during eating times
$1,000
6 Hours
- Policy in the Reports
- Nutritional Policy
Warden
Micromanagement
Once Micromanagement is researched, it unlocks some advanced features that allow you to have further control of your prison. It allows you to control which Canteens receive food from your Kitchens, and shows you the statistics of every Canteen. The same can be done for your Laundry rooms and cell blocks. It also unlocks the ability to set different patrol times in your Deployment View, and the ability to further refine your Reform Program Scheduling.
$1,000
6 Hours
- Deployment Scheduler
- Reform Program Scheduler
- Canteen Logistics
- Laundry Logistics
Warden
Security Bureaucracy Tree
Research Name
Description
Cost
Time
Unlocks
Prerequisite
Surveillance
This upgrade allows you to install CCTV Cameras and Monitors in your prison. When active, the cameras remove the Fog of War similar to the way your Guards do. This allows you to have a guard watching multiple areas at one time, without having to hire a lot of guards to do the same thing. It also unlocks the Phone Tap machine, which can be connected to multiple Phone Booths. Once connected, you can monitor the phone calls of prisoners as a pro-active way of finding contraband that is thrown over your perimeter walls. It can also reveal the hidden reputation traits of the prisoner.
$2,000
6 Hours
- CCTV Camera
- CCTV Monitor
- Phone Tap
- Chief
- Security
Deployment
The Deployment view will allow you to station Guards in any sector you choose.
$1,000
6 Hours
- Station Guards in the Deployment View
- Chief
- Security
Intelligence
The Intelligence (formerly Contraband) view becomes available once you research Intelligence. It allows you to see which Rooms in your prison hold items that can be stolen by your prisoners and their demand and need for those. Any contraband that is confiscated will show up in the historical view and will show where they were stolen from and when. Additionally, the contraband view can show you active and potential Confidential Informants. It will also show you the known reputations of certain prisoners, and prisoners who’s lives are at risk. Additionally it shows known Gangs and their members. Gang member Prisoners are differentiated with coloured rings for each gang.
$1,000
6 Hours
- Contraband View
- Contraband in the Reports
- Confidential Informants
- Gangs and members
- Chief
- Security
Patrols
The Deployment view will allow you to set Patrols for Guards in any sector you choose.
$1,000
6 Hours
- Set Patrols for Guards in the Deployment View
- Chief
- Security
Dogs
The Dog Handler and the Guard Dog become available once you research Dogs. Additionally, the Deployment view will allow you to set Patrols for Dog Handlers in any sector you choose. Dogs are very important assets to any prison. They have the ability to sniff out Smelly Contraband such as drugs or cigarettes. They can also place flags on the ground which mark potential Escape Tunnels.
$1,000
6 Hours
- Kennel
- Dog Crate
- Set Patrols for Dog Handlers in the Deployment View
- Dog Handler
- Guard Dog
- Chief
- Security
- Patrols
Remote Access
The Remote Access upgrade allows you to make your prison more automated. The new additions can be found in the Utilities menu, below the Power Station, the Water Pump Station, and their parts.
$2,000
6 Hours
- Door Control System
- Servo
- Logic Circuit
- Logic Bridge
- Door Timer
- Pressure Pad
- Status Light
- Chief
- Security
Armoury
The Armed Guard becomes available once you research Armoury. Additionally, the Deployment view will allow you to set Patrols for Armed Guards in any sector you choose. Armed Guards are trained to use Shotguns and to intimidate your prisoners. However, each Armed Guard needs their own Guard Locker. If not enough lockers exist, you won’t be able to hire any more.
$2,000
12 Hours
- Armoury
- Guard Locker
- Weapon Rack
- Set Patrols for Armed Guards in the Deployment View
- Armed Guard
- Chief
- Security
Tazers
The Tazers upgrade allows your Armed Guards to carry tazers for self-defense. The tazers are a single shot weapon that instantly subdues violent prisoners. It takes one in-game hour for the tazers to recharge. Your armed guards must visit the Armoury to equip themselves with a tazer, and it will cost you money for each tazer that is taken.
$1,000
+
$400 per Tazer
+
$400 per Tazer
6 Hours
- Armed Guards now carry Tazers
- Chief
- Security
- Armoury
Tazer Rollout
The Tazer Rollout upgrade allows your Guards to carry tazers for self-defense. However, your guards must pass the Guard Tazer Certification Program before they are able to use one. Afterwards, your guards must visit the Armoury to equip themselves with a tazer, and it will cost you money for each tazer that is taken.
Guards who miss the beginning of the course are likely to fail the program.
Guards who miss the beginning of the course are likely to fail the program.
$5,000
+
$400 per Tazer
+
$400 per Tazer
12 Hours
- Guard Tazer Certification Program
- Guards now carry Tazers
- Chief
- Security
- Armoury
- Tazers
Body Armour
The Body Armour upgrade allows your Guards, Armed Guards, and Dog Handlers to equip stab vests for self-defense. The stab vest reduces the amount of damage taken to the wearer by 50%. However, the weight of the vest will reduce the movement speed of the wearer by 30%. Your guards, armed guards, and dog handlers must visit the Armoury to equip themselves with a stab vest, and it will cost you money for each vest that is taken.
$1,000
+
$100 per Vest
+
$100 per Vest
6 Hours
- Guards, Armed Guards, and Dog Handlers now carry Stab Vests
- Chief
- Security
- Armoury
Guard Towers
Unlocks Guard Towers and Snipers, allowing you to have highly trained marksmen keeping an eye on the outdoor areas of your prison. Snipers will need to visit an armoury to collect a rifle, otherwise they will be unarmed.
$5,000
18 Hours
- Guard Towers
- Snipers
- Chief
- Security
- Armoury
Legal Bureaucracy Tree
Research Name
Description
Cost
Time
Unlocks
Prerequisite
Small Cells
Removes the minimum size requirements for cells (2 x 3 without this research).
$10,000
24 Hours
- Cells now don’t have a minimum size any more
- Lawyer
- Legal
Permanent Punishments
Sometimes being in Prison just isn’t locked away enough. Your lawyer can file the necessary papers to let you confine prisoners to a cell, permanently.
$5,000
24 Hours
- Indeterminate punishments available
- Lawyer
- Legal
Death Row
Unlocks Executions.
$10,000
24 Hours
- Execution room
- Death Row Appeal program
- Lawyer
- Legal
Reduce Execution Liability
Your lawyer lobbies for a reduction in the required strength of the conviction before death row proceedings can be properly started. Essentially lowers the number of appeals a prisoner gets before you can schedule their execution without liability.
$10,000
72 Hours
- Allowed Chance of Clemency upon execution increased to 10%.
- Lawyer
- Death Row
Legal Prep
Preparation paperwork for the Legal Defense research.
$50,000
72 Hours
- Legal Defense
- Lawyer
- Legal
Legal Defense
You’re in a bad situation – something went terribly wrong and you’ve been put on notice. If it looks like you aren’t going to be able to manage the situation, your lawyer can help get you off the hook. Completing this research will remove any current warnings that might otherwise result in you being fired.
$50,000
3 Hours
- Avoids game over when Failure Conditions met once
- Lawyer
- Legal Prep
Maintenance Bureaucracy Tree
Research Name
Description
Cost
Time
Unlocks
Prerequisite
Prison Labour
The Prison Labour upgrade allows you to set jobs for your prisoners. In the Logistics view, you can now click on the Prison Labour button and assign prisoners to work in the Kitchen, the Cleaning Cupboard, the Laundry, and the Workshop. Doing this allows you to save money on staff wages, and can teach your prisoners valuable skills which can lower the re-offending rate of your prison.
$1,000
6 Hours
- Workshop
- Laundry
- Laundry Machine
- Laundry Basket
- Ironing Board
- Workshop Saw
- Workshop Press
- Carpenter Table
- Prisoner job assignment in the Logistics View
- Show Room Quality in the Logistics View
- Workshop Safety Induction Program
- Kitchen Safety and Hygiene Program
- Carpentry Apprenticeship Program
- Foreman
- Maintenance
Cleaning
The Janitor becomes available once you research Cleaning. The janitors are in charge of cleaning the floors inside of your foundations. They will also work in the Laundry room.
$2,000
6 Hours
- Cleaning Cupboard
- Janitor
- Foreman
- Maintenance
Grounds Keeping
The Gardener becomes available once you research Grounds Keeping. The gardeners are in charge of cleaning the floors outside of your foundations. They will also work in the Forestry zone.
$2,000
6 Hours
- Forestry
- Gardener
- Foreman
- Maintenance
Finance Bureaucracy Tree
Research Name
Description
Cost
Time
Unlocks
Prerequisite
Tax Relief
The Tax Relief upgrade simply reduces the amount of money you need to pay for taxes.
$10,000
48 Hours
- Taxes Reduced to 15%
- Accountant
- Finance
Offshore Tax Haven
The Offshore Tax Haven upgrade simply reduces the amount of money you need to pay for taxes.
$50,000
48 Hours
- Taxes Reduced to 1%
- Accountant
- Finance
- Tax Relief
Bank Loan
The Bank Loan upgrade allows you to take out loans in exchange for an hourly payment of interest. Paying back your loans improves your credit and allows you to take out larger loans in the future.
$500
12 Hours
- Can Take Loans from Grants in the Reports
- Accountant
- Finance
Extra Grant
The Extra grant upgrade simply allows you to accept a third grant instead of two.
$500
6 Hours
- Can Accept a Third Grant
- Accountant
- Finance
Land Expansion
The Land Expansion upgrade simply allows you to expand your land to the North, South, East, and West. You can do so as many times as you want. Once researched, red buttons will appear on the outskirts of your land. Clicking on them will show a confirmation message, and the cost to expand.
$1,000
12 Hours
- Can Expand Land in Any Direction
- Accountant
- Finance
Notes
Version info:
Version 1.0 | 21.03.2017 | Main Sections added
Version 1.1 | 23.03.2017 | Release
